{"id":124936,"date":"2022-04-27T15:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T15:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/2022\/04\/27\/seven-steps-to-eliminate-food-waste-at-home\/"},"modified":"2022-04-27T15:27:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T15:27:00","slug":"seven-steps-to-eliminate-food-waste-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/seven-steps-to-eliminate-food-waste-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Steps to Eliminate Food Waste at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><em>Food Tank<\/em> reports:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\">\u201cHouseholds are some of the biggest contributors to food waste in the United States, according to research from ReFED.<\/p>\n<p>The organization reports that households generate 30 million surplus food tons, or 37 percent, of all food waste in the U.S. Almost half ended up in landfills, where it emits harmful greenhouse gases that contribute to the climate crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The number one of source of food going to waste is actually us, consumers, all 329 million of us in our homes, letting food go bad in our homes, not managing it well,&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=481&amp;v=fPwkY8afn6Y&amp;feature=emb_logo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">says<\/a> Dana Gunders, Executive Director of ReFED.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, there are steps that everyone can take to tackle this problem, starting in their own homes. Through better shopping habits or experimentation in the kitchen, it is possible to cut food waste and support the health of the environment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/foodtank.com\/news\/2022\/04\/tips-to-slash-food-waste-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more: <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/foodtank.com\/news\/2022\/04\/tips-to-slash-food-waste-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7 Tips to Slash Food Waste at Home<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food Tank reports: \u201cHouseholds are some of the biggest contributors to food waste in the United States, according to research from ReFED. 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